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Automatic identification of storage requirements, such as for use in selling data storage management solutions

  • US 10,459,710 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2017
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for demonstrating a new data storage and recovery software, the system comprising:

  • at least one hardware processor;

    at least one data storage device, coupled to the at least one hardware processor, wherein the at least one data storage device stores instructions, which when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one processor to;

    determine whether existing data storage and recovery software is installed in a computing system having multiple networked computing devices;

    if the existing data storage and recovery software is installed in the computing system, identify the multiple networked computing devices of the computing system based on a system content file associated with the existing data storage and recovery software,wherein identifying the multiple networked computing devices includes employing a discovery agent to;

    locate, in a file system of a managing computing device among the multiple networked computing devices, the system content file by searching one or more predetermined paths in the file system of the managing computing device, wherein the one or more predetermined paths are hardcoded into the discovery agent; and

    extract characteristics of the multiple networked computing devices from the system content file;

    simulate the new data storage and recovery software, based on the extracted characteristics of the multiple networked computing devices;

    provide a list of software licenses for the multiple networked computing devices of the computing system to operate with the new data storage and recovery software; and

    install the new data storage and recovery software onto the multiple networked computing devices to enable operation of the new data storage and recovery software within the computing system.

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